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Community banks are thriving in Texas

Independent Banker

Ken Finley, president of Johnson City Bank, in downtown Johnson City with Shannon Sultemeier, executive vice president (left); and Brenda Haynes, vice president/cashier (right). Here’s how four community banks are thriving in this environment. Photo by Dennis Burnett. By Mindy Charski.

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Community Bank CEO Outlook 2022: Your priorities for the new year

Independent Banker

Independent Banker ’s annual Community Bank CEO Outlook survey reveals how community bank leaders plan to leverage today’s deposit-laden banking environment to grow this year. Janet Silveria, Community Bank of Santa Maria. So, what’s at the top of community bank leaders’ to-do lists?

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Growing your firm’s advisory services: Financial management

Abrigo

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice.

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Branch Talk

Jeff For Banks

Won by the national banks. With all of our hubris about how great community banking is compared to national banks, we are not winning market share from them. All comments are my own, as his firm is a broker-dealer which would require a monumental amount of compliance review and disclosures.

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Washington Watch

Independent Banker

Absent Congress actively changing the law, however, the Supreme Court has issued a decisive opinion that sets an important precedent on the disparate-impact issue for community banks and the rest of the financial services industry. The case in question— Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v.

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Dynamic Duo

Independent Banker

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), two lawmakers tapped to lead the Senate Banking Committee for their respective parties, are both independent-minded senators who hold positive views on several priority community banking issues. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) So I would say he’s open to things we are concerned about.”.

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Wading Through the Waters

Independent Banker

Both of these laws pointedly changed the National Flood Insurance Program requirements over which of the banking agencies have jurisdiction. At first blush, this new general rule might provide for considerable fear among compliance and lending personnel. taxes and insurance. Small-lender exception.